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Global Elections in the Shadow of Neoliberalism
While scandals, culture wars, and threats to democracy dominate the headlines, the biggest issues in this super election year ultimately concern economic policies. After all, the…
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Election Day is Nearing — How is President Biden Doing?
How is President Joe Biden doing in his campaign for reelection? We can answer that question from a public opinion point of view only by making…
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Bringing Russia to Its Knees
Russia's President Vladimir Putin rants that the West seeks to “dismember and plunder” his country. He is not the first Kremlin leader to allege imagined perfidy.…
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India’s Despotic Election
India is no longer the model free-market democracy that Westerners spent years imagining, encouraging, and touting. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi having bent the media, big…
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The Myth of the Asian Swing State
The competition over Asia’s so-called swing states is heating up. China’s growing economic and political reach has impelled Australia, India, Japan, and the United States to…
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Is The Bangladesh Success Story Unraveling?
As recently as 2021, Bangladesh was portrayed as a triumph. As Bangladeshis celebrated fifty years of independence, the international media celebrated the country as an economic…
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Pakistan’s Brutal Deportation of Afghans Widens to Target Registered Migrants and Refugees
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans in Pakistan face forcible deportation even after they were officially registered – including women, journalists and others especially vulnerable to repression…
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Climate, Demography and A New Green Generation
Curbing childbirth may seem like a climate crisis solution but children hold the key to sustaining societies and a new culture of responsibility Climate and demography…
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AI Needs UN Oversight
Many scientists and tech leaders have sounded the alarm about artificial intelligence in recent years, issuing dire warnings not heard since the advent of the nuclear…
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The Political Anatomy of Hate Speech Today
In the beginning was the word. And when it comes to one powerful man in this country, whose ‘doublespeak’ has been as harsh as his normal…
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Our Civil Society Needs to Do More to Challenge Power Structures
If the treatment of Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus is any indication, Bangladesh's independent civil society is currently in great peril. Over the last year, human…
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1977 Redux
Back in the 1970s, Indira Gandhi combined authoritarianism with a devotion to family rule; now, Narendra Modi combines authoritarianism with a devotion to Hindu majoritarianism Indians…
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Rethinking Talks with the Taliban
Negotiations with the Afghan Taliban have failed to make their regime more politically inclusive or respectful of women’s rights. The diplomatic agenda should be more focused,…
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How to Rejuvenate the Indian National Congress
Any pan-India challenge to the BJP’s political hegemony in national elections cannot be envisioned without the Congress. And thus, the party’s revival is critical. The 2024…
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Israel’s Strategic Shift: Directly Targeting Iran After Damascus Assassination
Israel's response to Iranian aggression, criticizing Biden's approach, detailing Iran's activities, and urging a stronger US strategy against Iran's threats to Israel. The targeted assassination this…
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U.S.-India Ties Remain Fundamentally Fragile
For the United States, foreign policy has always been a mix of securing interests and promoting values, and India checks the box on multiple counts. Washington…